The Jaipur Bookmark professional publishing program this year had Norway as its Country Partner and a visit from the Frankfurter Buchmesse’s Juergen Boos.
‘Canada Reads’ Names Its 2019 Books and Their Celebrity Defenders
The CBC has announced this year’s five books and their celebrity advocates for the nationally televised ‘Canada Reads’ debate that puts literature in the spotlight in Canada.
Man and the Prize: Reactions to the Booker Losing a Sponsor
The Man Group is ending its sponsorship of the UK’s most prestigious literary prize, the Man Booker Prize, and complaints and criticism are now following.
Russian Booksellers Say Online Retail Competition Is Gaining Fast
The share of online sales of books could be as high as 35 percent in the Russian market within five years, according to one executive.
Scholastic’s New ‘Kids & Family Reading’ Report: Reading Aloud Is Up
Scholastic’s biennial Kids & Family Reading Report finds American families are reading books aloud to their children more often.
Rights Sales for the Winner of the Prix Goncourt des Lycéens: ‘So Good’
Award-winning author David Diop is the client of a new one-woman literary agency in France. Looking at her rights sales, you can understand the agency’s name: So Far So Good.
Open Road Media Cites Growth in 2018, Adds New Consumer Outreach
Citing a 156-percent increase in revenue for partners across its newsletters, Open Road Media sees more expansion ahead for its Ignition marketing services.
The UK’s Bestselling 2018 Authors and Illustrators Feted at London’s ‘Nielsen Honors’
The UK’s 2018 bestselling fiction, nonfiction and children’s titles for 2018 are honored by Nielsen in its annual ceremony in London.
Spain’s Publishers Cite Rising Readership, Digital Reading ‘More Intensive’
The new ‘barometer’ report on reading habits in Spain for 2018 shows a growing engagement with readership, later teens reading less.
China’s Book Market: 2018 in Review and December’s Bestsellers
OpenBook data reveals China’s bestselling authors of 2018, growing online book sales, and the strength of backlist titles.